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Home is where the heart is. While that saying can sound a tad cliche, it's especially true for many seniors living in America. When given a choice, older adults most often prefer to grow older at home. An AARP study found that three out of four adults over the age of 50 want to stay in their homes and communities as they age. When you begin to think about why, it makes sense. Home offers a sense of security, comfort, and familiarity.

The truth is, as we age, we begin to rely on others for help. When a family is too busy or lives too far away to fulfill this role, in-home senior care is often the best solution. Home care services allow seniors to enjoy personal independence while also receiving trustworthy assistance from a trained caregiver.

At Always Best Care, we offer a comprehensive range of home care services to help seniors stay healthy while they get the help they need to remain independent. As your senior loved one ages, giving them the gift of senior care is one of the best ways to show your love, even if you live far away.

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Aging in Place: The Preferred Choice for Most Seniors

While it's true that some seniors have complicated medical needs that prevent them from staying at home, aging in place is often the best arrangement for seniors and their families. With a trusted caregiver, seniors have the opportunity to live with a sense of dignity and do so as they see fit.

In-home care makes it possible for millions of seniors to age in place every year. Rather than moving to a unfamiliar assisted living community, seniors have the chance to stay at home where they feel the happiest and most comfortable.

Here are just a few of the reasons why older men and women prefer to age at home:

Comfort
Comfort

How much does a senior's home truly mean to them? A study published by the American Society on Aging found that more than half of seniors say their home's emotional value means more than how much their home is worth in monetary value. It stands to reason, that a senior's home is where they want to grow old. With the help of elderly care in Savage, MN, seniors don't have to age in a sterilized care facility. Instead, they can age gracefully in the place they want to be most: their home. In contrast, seniors who move to a long-term care facility must adapt to new environments, new people, and new systems that the facility implements. At this stage in life, this kind of drastic change can be more harmful than helpful.

Healthy Living
Healthy Living

Institutional care facilities like nursing homes often put large groups of people together to live in one location. On any given day, dozens of staff members and caregivers run in and out of these facilities. Being around so many new people in a relatively small living environment can be dangerous for a seniors' health and wellbeing. When you consider that thousands of seniors passed away in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, opting for in-home care is often a safer, healthier choice for seniors. Aging in place has been shown to improve seniors' quality of life, which helps boost physical health and also helps insulate them from viral and bacterial risks found in elderly living facilities.

Independence
Independence

For many seniors, the ability to live independently with assistance from a caregiver is a priceless option. With in-home care, seniors experience a higher level of independence and freedom - much more so than in other settings like an assisted living community. When a senior has the chance to age in place, they get to live life on their own terms, inside the house that they helped make into a home. More independence means more control over their personal lives, too, which leads to increased levels of fulfillment, happiness, and personal gratification. Over time, these positive feelings can manifest into a healthier, longer life.

Cost and Convenience
Cost and Convenience

More independence, a healthier life, and increased comfort are only a few benefits of aging in place. You have to take into consideration the role of cost and convenience. Simply put, it's usually easier to help seniors age in place than it is to move them into an institutional care facility. In-home care services from Always Best Care, for instance, can be less expensive than long-term solutions, which can cost upwards of six figures per year. To make matters worse, many residential care facilities are reluctant to accept long-term care insurance and other types of payment assistance.

With Always Best Care's home care services, seniors and their families have a greater level of control over their care plans. In-home care in Savage, MN gives seniors the chance to form a bond with a trusted caregiver and also receive unmatched care that is catered to their needs. In long-term care facilities, seniors and their loved ones have much less control over their care plan and have less of a say in who provides their care.

Empowers Seniors

Affordable Care Plans

In-home care is a valuable resource that empowers seniors to age in place on their own terms. However, a big concern for many families and their loved ones is how much in-home care costs. If you're worried that in-home care is too expensive, you may be pleasantly surprised to learn that it is one of the most affordable senior care arrangements available.

Typically, hiring an Always Best Care in-home caregiver for a few hours a week is more affordable than sending your loved one to a long-term care facility. This is true even for seniors with more complex care needs.

At Always Best Care, we will work closely with you and your family to develop a Care Plan that not only meets your care needs, but your budget requirements, too. Once we discover the level of care that you or your senior need, we develop an in-home care plan that you can afford.

In addition to our flexible care options, families should also consider the following resources to help offset potential home care costs:

Veteran's Benefits
Veteran's Benefits

Aid and Attendance benefits through military service can cover a portion of the costs associated with in-home care for veterans and their spouses.

Long-Term Care Insurance
Long-Term Care Insurance

Many senior care services like in-home care are included in long-term care insurance options. Research different long-term care solutions to find a plan that provides coverage for senior care.

Private Insurance
Private Insurance

Home care can be included as part of a senior's private insurance plan. Read over your loved one's insurance policy carefully or speak with their insurance provider to determine if in-home care is covered.

Life Insurance
Life Insurance

Depending on the life insurance plan, you may be able to apply your policy toward long-term care. You may be able to use long-term-care coverage to help pay for in-home elderly care.


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During your Care Plan consultation with Always Best Care, your Care Coordinator will speak with you about in-home care costs and what options there may be to help meet your budget needs.

Compassionate Care. Trusted Caregivers

When you or your senior loved one needs assistance managing daily tasks at home, finding a qualified caregiver can be challenging. It takes a special kind of person to provide reliable care for your senior loved one. However, a caregiver's role involves more than meal preparation and medication reminders. Many seniors rely on their caregivers for companionship, too.

Our companion care services give seniors the chance to socialize in a safe environment and engage in activities at home. These important efforts boost morale and provide much-needed relief from repetitive daily routines. A one-on-one, engaging conversation can sharpen seniors' minds and give them something in which to be excited.

At Always Best Care, we only hire care providers that we would trust to care for our own loved ones. Our senior caregivers in Savage,MN understand how important it is to listen and communicate with their seniors. A seemingly small interaction, like a short hug goodbye, can make a major difference in a senior's day. Instead of battling against feelings of isolation, seniors begin to look forward to seeing their caregiver each week.

Understanding the nuances of senior care is just one of the reasons why our care providers are so great at their job.

Unlike some senior care companies, our caregivers must undergo extensive training before they work for Always Best Care. In addition, our caregivers receive ongoing training throughout the year. This training ensures that their standard of care matches up to the high standards we've come to expect. During this training, they will brush up on their communication skills, safety awareness, and symptom spotting. That way, your loved one receives the highest level of non-medical home care from day one.

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Taking the First Step with Always Best Care

The first step in getting quality in-home care starts with a personal consultation with an experienced Care Coordinator. This initial consultation is crucial for our team to learn more about you or your elderly loved one to discover the level of care required. Topics of this consultation typically include:

An assessment of your senior loved one

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An in-depth discussion of the needs of your senior loved one to remain in their own home

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Reviewing a detailed Care Plan that will meet your senior loved one's needs

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Our caregivers are trained to spot changes that clients exhibit, like mental and physical decline. As your trusted senior care company, we will constantly assess and update your Care Plan to meet any new emotional, intellectual, physical, and emotional needs.

If you have never considered in-home care before, we understand that you and your family may have concerns about your Care Plan and its Care Coordinator. To help give you peace of mind, know that every team member and caregiver must undergo comprehensive training before being assigned to a Care Plan.

When you're ready, we encourage you to contact your local Always Best Care representative to set up a Care Consultation. Our Care Coordinators would be happy to meet with you in person to get to know you better, discuss your needs, and help put together a personalized Care Plan specific to your needs.

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The Deep Dive: Savage Communications receives $1.2M broadband grant

THE TOPIC: Savage Communications, Inc., recently received a $1,271,835 grant from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development to expand broadband in Carlton County.BACKGROUND: The funds were awarded by DEED through the Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant Program, which started in 2014, according to the DEED website.The 2023 grant dollars will help 503 households and businesses i...

THE TOPIC: Savage Communications, Inc., recently received a $1,271,835 grant from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development to expand broadband in Carlton County.

BACKGROUND: The funds were awarded by DEED through the Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant Program, which started in 2014, according to the DEED website.

The 2023 grant dollars will help 503 households and businesses in the following townships add fiber internet access: Barnum, Eagle Lake, Lakeview and Moose Lake, DEED said. Savage Communications will be able to offer broadband service up to 1 gigabit per second for downloads and 1 GBPS upload speeds when the more than $2.5 million project is complete.

The grant program requires a 50% local match, so SCI will contribute all but $50,000 of the $1,271,835 not covered by the grant. At its Feb. 27 meeting, the Carlton County Board of Commissioners approved using $50,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to put toward the local match if the project received grant funding.

Funding at the state level was allocated by the Minnesota Legislature. The state contributed $25 million in general revenue funding and $42 million through the American Rescue Plan Act for the 2023 grant cycle, said Bree Maki, executive director of the DEED Office of Broadband Development.

The state's statutory goal is to have homes and businesses statewide able to connect to broadband with download speeds of 100 megabits per second and upload speeds of 20 MBPS or better by 2026, she said.

The download and upload speeds included in the SCI project exceed that standard.

"The broadband speeds that Savage Communications has committed to — 1 GBPS download and 1 GBPS upload — well exceed the 2026 statutory goals. That's always a positive thing to see in our grant applications," Maki said.

In a news release, House District 11A Rep. Jeff Dotseth, R-Kettle River, said there is still more work to be done expanding broadband access, but the grant funding will help fill the gap.

“While most people have come to expect reliable and affordable internet connections to be readily available, parts of our state remain at a disadvantage in that regard, including right here in Carlton County,” Dotseth said. “There are still gaps in coverage in our area that need to be addressed, and this grant will put many residents and businesses in the county on equal footing with other parts of the state and the world.”

This is not the first grant Carlton County projects have received from the program.

DEED records show Cromwell and Kettle River were the target of 2017 project led by Frontier Communications. The state awarded a $569,059 grant; the project's total cost was more than $1.1 million.

In 2019, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa received $602,916 in funding for its Big Lake Road Project, which had a total cost of more than $1.2 million.

Mediacom received a grant totaling $801,834 in 2022 for a project targeting the eastern portion of Scanlon. The project's total cost was over $2.7 million, according to DEED records.

WHAT'S NEXT: Terms of the grant award dictate the project should be complete in two years, Maki said. However, the timeline can be extended if weather causes delays.

"We do know that living in Minnesota, weather is unpredictable — we can’t do projects when ground is frozen, necessarily, and other factors, so we certainly will work with providers to make sure they are able to complete the projects in a timely timeframe, but also having some flexibility and understanding that we don’t have control of everything that allows for active construction," Maki said.

The Legislature appropriated $100 million over the next biennium for the Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant program. Maki said the office plans to award $50 million in grants this fall and another $50 million in 2024.

The Deep Dive is a monthly feature produced by Cloquet Pine Journal staff. Have an idea for a topic you want us to dive into? Email [email protected].

Coming soon to Savage municipal liquor stores: THC beverages

Savage Liquors Operation Manager Brenda Visnovec has seen a lot during her nearly four-decade career, including a major policy change in 2017 when off-sale Sunday liquor sales became legal in Minnesota.But she never expected to have a conversation about selling THC products in a municipal liquor store.That conversation took place June 12 with the Savage City Council, which then directed the administration to move forward with selling THC beverages at the city owned stores, after the city approves a licensing mechanism.- ...

Savage Liquors Operation Manager Brenda Visnovec has seen a lot during her nearly four-decade career, including a major policy change in 2017 when off-sale Sunday liquor sales became legal in Minnesota.

But she never expected to have a conversation about selling THC products in a municipal liquor store.

That conversation took place June 12 with the Savage City Council, which then directed the administration to move forward with selling THC beverages at the city owned stores, after the city approves a licensing mechanism.

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“This is by far the biggest change in regulation I’ve seen in 40 years,” Visnovec said.

The decision came after the state passed legislation that will allow liquor stores to sell hemp-derived THC edibles and beverages, which had become federally legal in 2018 under the Farm Bill. Last year, the state passed legislation that outlined the rules for Minnesota, including dosage and packaging limits.

One of the reasons Visnovec said the city should be in the THC businesses is the strict standards the employees have.

“We are better suited than most retailers to sell a controlled substance because we already have the practice of doing so and we have a higher level of training than most retailers do,” Visnovec said.

For now, Visnovec said the city will only be selling hemp-derived THC carbonated beverages and not edibles – which have become widely popular at bars, restaurants and other businesses since last July.

Asked if there has been any decisions on what kind of seltzers, sodas, or other types of beverages the municipal liquor store may be selling, Visnovec said no decision has been made but that there are plenty of options.

Despite being the biggest change she’s seen in her career, Visnovec said she is in support of the city getting into the THC business. “I believe we should be selling it,” Visnovec said, saying sales will be profitable.

Visnovec noted there still won’t be any food at the liquor stores still – unless it’s used to make a cocktail. “We can’t sell potato chips but we can sell THC products,” she said.

Also during the June 12 work session meeting, the city council directed the administration to move forward with the creation of a licensing mechanism for the so-called low potency edibles.

City Administrator Brad Larson on June 13 said a proposal is likely to go in front of the council on July 12, along with a recommendation for zoning.

Larson said the recommendation would then go to the Planning Commission for the commission to weigh in on the zoning aspect.

It’s expected the final vote by the council will be sometime in August. The city currently has a moratorium in place for the low-potency edibles until Sept.19.

Fifth $50,000 Powerball prize won in Minnesota this week

ROSEVILLE, Minn. -- Minnesota's lucky streak continues as the fifth $50,000 Powerball prize was won in Minnesota this week.The fifth winning ticket was sold at a Kwik Trip in Savage, Minnesota. The other four winning tickets were won on July 8, and sold at:The winning Powerball numbers that were drawn on Monday are 2-24-34-53-58 with the Powerball num...

ROSEVILLE, Minn. -- Minnesota's lucky streak continues as the fifth $50,000 Powerball prize was won in Minnesota this week.

The fifth winning ticket was sold at a Kwik Trip in Savage, Minnesota. The other four winning tickets were won on July 8, and sold at:

The winning Powerball numbers that were drawn on Monday are 2-24-34-53-58 with the Powerball number being 13.

The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday's drawing is estimated to be near $750 million due to higher-than-expected ticket sales.

Since 1990, the lottery has generated more than $3.7 billion that fund programs around the state of Minnesota.

More than $1.5 billion has gone to help preserve, restore, and protect Minnesota's environment through the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, Game and Fish Fund, and the Natural Resources Fund.

Another $2 billion has gone to funding education, public safety, and health and human services programs.

If you want to try your luck for the jackpot, you'll need to purchase a ticket by 9 p.m. on Wednesday.

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Just Sold: Savage industrial building draws $5.25M

Editor’s note: “Just Sold” is a Finance & Commerce feature based on the newest certificates of real estate value filed with the Minnesota Department of Revenue for commercial sales throughout Minnesota and reports of sales across the country involving local parties. Research includes company and broker documents, online real estate listings, F&C archives, Catalyst and other research.The certificate of real estate value wasn’t available Friday, but leaders at Excelsior-based ...

Editor’s note: “Just Sold” is a Finance & Commerce feature based on the newest certificates of real estate value filed with the Minnesota Department of Revenue for commercial sales throughout Minnesota and reports of sales across the country involving local parties. Research includes company and broker documents, online real estate listings, F&C archives, Catalyst and other research.

The certificate of real estate value wasn’t available Friday, but leaders at Excelsior-based Water Street Partners have announced they’ve closed on the purchase of an industrial/office building in Savage for $5.25 million, with a new unnamed tenant almost ready to pick up the keys.

The sale includes a 45,000-square-foot building, developed in 2017 on 2.89 acres at 8925 Highway 101 Frontage Road. The price works out to $116.67 per square foot.

WSP managing partners Joe Boone and Jim Hegedus are working with an undisclosed tenant to lease the entire building.

Over at the local office of Colliers, Joe Owen, senior vice president, and Corbin Chapman, senior associate, are working with the seller, Trend Lab, to relocate to a smaller, undisclosed space in the Shakopee area.

WSP also is working on the acquisition of an additional asset, which will bring Water Street Fund II LLC close to fully invested.

“This is a perfect value-add opportunity for our fund and our investors in that we were able to secure a tenant prior to closing, which significantly reduces the risks of acquiring a vacant building,” said Joe Boone, WSP managing partner, in a prepared statement. In an interview, he said that the soaring cost of new construction has created demand among tenants for available quality properties.

Water Street Fund II LLC is a closed-end, discretionary real estate fund targeting commercial and multifamily investments in the Minneapolis-St. Paul and Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, markets. WSP expects to acquire five to seven investments on behalf of the fund over the next two years. Typical investments will be value-add properties requiring total capitalization of between $5 million and $15 million. It is a sister company to Excelsior-based Oppidan.

Place: 8925 Highway 101 Frontage Road, Savage

Price: $5,250,000; $116.67 per square foot

Buyer: Water Street Partners, Excelsior

Seller: Sampson Commercial Properties LLC, Prior Lake

Date: 11-17-22

St. Paul warehouse draws $5.5M

A local user has paid the full list price of $5.525 million for a 18,260-square-foot office warehouse complex at 108 Arlington Ave. E., St. Paul.

Holm Leonard Properties LLC of St. Paul closed Oct. 31 on the acquisition from RLR Inc. of North St. Paul. The price includes an $885,366 down payment and new mortgage. The price works out to $302.57 per square foot.

The 5.03-acre property lies on the south side of Arlington Avenue East, just west of Interstate 35E. It was developed originally in 1999 and today has three one-story buildings and outdoor storage, including salvage yard space.

Chris Weirans and Nick Streine of the Cushman Wakefield office in Bloomington listed the property in May. Jay Chmieleski, senior managing director of the Minneapolis-St. Paul office of Newmark represented the buyer. The sale agreement allows the seller to lease for up to three months.

Place: 108 Arlington St. E., St. Paul

Price: $5,525,000; $885,366 down payment; new mortgage; $302.57 per square foot

Buyer: Holm Leonard Properties, LLC

Seller: RLR Inc., North St. Paul

Date: 10-31-22

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Learning in the lunchroom: Prior Lake-Savage schools share flavorful lessons in healthy eating

SAVAGE, Minnesota — If you're having a meal at Hamilton Ridge Elementary in Savage, your first choice is going to be vegetables.While the location of healthier options in the lunch line is part of the reason, it's also because the Prior Lake-Savage School District uses lunchtime as a learning opportunity.One of the first lessons: tasting the rainbow isn't just for Skittles."...

SAVAGE, Minnesota — If you're having a meal at Hamilton Ridge Elementary in Savage, your first choice is going to be vegetables.

While the location of healthier options in the lunch line is part of the reason, it's also because the Prior Lake-Savage School District uses lunchtime as a learning opportunity.

One of the first lessons: tasting the rainbow isn't just for Skittles.

"So I read a book, and it said, like eat the rainbow so you can like kind of, it's not like eating a bunch of junk food in every color. You can try to, like, maybe eat a bunch of fruits and vegetables in a bunch of different colors," said Mackenzie Varpness, a 5th-grade student at Hamilton Ridge.

Kids in summer programs can join the Garden Club where they learn the ins and out's of "Farm to Lunch Table."

They're then equipped with the knowledge to share how fueling up on these healthy foods can help in school.

"It kind of comes to you quicker because like, you're more focused on that once you're healthier and stuff," said Gabrielle Morrissey, a 4th-grader. "Like, I can just go on with the day more."

"Like you feel better," added Hailey Demars, also in 5th grade.

But of course, there are going to be some naysayers. What elementary school wouldn't have them? That's why there's "Try It Tuesday."

"Every Tuesday, they have a like something new that kids might not ever have, or they just make it, so it's you can have it, it's like a 'try it,'" said Demars.

Radishes made the "Try It" list and a new favorite of the kids we spoke with: microgreens. "They're like pea pods, but like when they just sprout," explained Arden Welter, 4th grade.

The school also uses different cooking techniques and spices to amplify the flavor profile of the vegetables, making them more palatable for the students.

While peer pressure is usually something to be avoided, the district thinks kids can make healthier choices when you apply that pressure in the lunchroom. "I think that it's good for students to eat school meals because there's a little bit of that positive peer pressure where if you know your friends are all eating a new vegetable, then maybe you're a little more inclined to try it. Because it doesn't seem that scary if you're watching everybody else eat it and saying that it's good, then maybe you're inclined to try it," said Emily Malone, director of child nutrition for Prior-Lake Savage Area Schools.

She's also upping the education factor with the "Know Your Farmer" initiative. "We have right on the edge of Prior Lake Savage area schools there's a lot of agriculture. So we have a lot of partners that will drop products that they picked this morning."

Some of our farmers come into the cafeterias to discuss growing their foods. The hope is that the mealtime lessons will turn into lifelong eating habits.

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